"The cosmic web forms the underlying architecture of the cosmos, linking galaxies and clusters into a single, intricate, and far-reaching structure. Used the James Webb Space Telescope, this team has created the most detailed map to date of this foundational structure."
"The jump in depth and resolution is truly significant, and we can now see the cosmic web at a time when the universe was only a few hundred million years old, an era that was essentially out of reach before JWST. What used to look like a single structure now resolves into many, and details that were smoothed away before, are now clearly visible."
"For the first time we can study the evolution of galaxies in cluster and filamentary structures across cosmic time, all the way from when the universe was a billion years old up to the nearby universe."
A research team used the James Webb Space Telescope to map the cosmic web, a large-scale network of dark matter, gas, and filaments that links galaxies and clusters. The resulting map is the most detailed to date, with a major increase in depth and resolution. The observations reveal the cosmic web when the universe was only a few hundred million years old, an era previously difficult to access. Structures that previously appeared smooth or singular now resolve into many distinct features. The data enable studies of how galaxies evolve within cluster and filamentary environments across cosmic time, from about one billion years after the universe began to the nearby universe.
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